PITCH-IN
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PITCH-IN
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Ten PITCH-IN Tips for Students
| READ | Keep informed about environmental issues by reading newspapers or magazines. |
| WRITE | Contact politicians, lawmakers, and polluters. Let them know you are watching. |
| REDUCE | Cut down on the amount of trash you produce by using both sides of writing paper. For more information about "Reduce: The First R" please click here. |
| REUSE | Buy products that are reusable such as pens and pencils, sandwich containers, drink containers and
canvas lunch bags (or reuse any plastic or paper bag). For more information about "Reuse: The Second R" please click here. |
| RECYCLE | Follow your school's recycling
rules
(or make sure your school starts a recycling program!). Encourage your school
to buy recycled paper containing post-consumer waste. Start a compost pile on school
grounds. For more information about "Recycle: The Third R" please click here. For more information about Environmental Labelling and Advertising Claims concerning Recycling please click here. For more information about Industry Recycling Codes for Plastic please click here. |
| ELIMINATE | RID your school of toxics. Encourage your school to use chemicals to control pests only as a
last resort. Check to see which cleaning products are used in your school. Are there more
environmentally friendly, non-toxic, alternatives? Talk to your schoolboard to see what
changes you can make to ensure they become Green Shoppers. For more information about The Green Shopper Program please click here. For more information about "Green" Cleaning for your House (or School) please click here. |
| GET INVOLVED | Join your school's environment club or start one. Join and support environmental or conservation groups outside of school. |
| CONSERVE | Save energy - walk, ride your bike, carpool or take the bus to school. |
| ACT locally | Organize a PITCH-IN CANADA Week
clean-up of your school grounds, plant a
garden, conduct a Pollution Count, start a composting program in your classroom. For more information about Composting please click here. For more information about PITCH-IN CANADA Pollution Counts please click here. For more information about PITCH-IN CANADA Week please click here. |
| SPREAD THE WORD | Inform your friends and family about the importance of environmental issues. |
For other Tips for a Cleaner Environment please click here.
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